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Lone Rock is a tiny town of 734 people in Richland County, Wisconsin. It's about 39 miles from Madison, WI and 113 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $831 a month.
734people
$116kTypical home
$831/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
38"Snow
223Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 734
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 738 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 39 mi to Madison, WI
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$731/mo)
- Median rent $831/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (76 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to MSN airport
- 117 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 722 ft
- 692 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Richland County: R+13 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk